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MAP Intro for SouthEast/SouthCentral Educational Cooperative 2/25/2009 Student Progress - Numerical Northwest Evaluation Association

Setting Goals See P. 10 in Reporting Tools

MAP Intro for SouthEast/SouthCentral Educational Cooperative 2/25/2009 Linking Study = Projected Proficiency Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, Advanced New version of report is instantly sortable. No need to toggle back and forth to interactive version. Quickly assess the proficiency forecast for each student in the class. Sort to group. Click on name to access Goal setting worksheet. Northwest Evaluation Association 4

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District Growth Reporting

MAP – Measures of Academic Progress MAP Intro for SouthEast/SouthCentral Edudcational Coop 2/25/2009 Key Concepts: MAP for Primary Grades is a tiered system with 3 distinct levels of assessment. We’re using the ‘A’ ‘B’ and ‘C’ blocks on the screen to symbolize the 3 tiers. Share with participants that when you see the blocks, it will signify that we are looking at information pertinent to one of the tiers as indicated on the slide. Teachers will determine at which tier students will begin testing based upon: Knowledge of student Input of parents Prerequisite or Skills Checklist test data Other assessment information District’s intended uses/requirements Materials: Call participants attention to the documents below as we move through the slides in this section. Test Descriptions document Guidelines for Placing Students document Talking Points: MAP for Primary Grades is a tiered system with 3 distinct levels of assessment: Screening tests in math and reading that assess basic letter/number skills Skills checklist tests to assess critical pieces of developing literacy/numeracy skills Adaptive tests in reading and math (only part of system which provides RIT score for growth measure and Lexile) Test level assignments for students may be selected for a variety of reasons. Guidelines for placing students based on instructional purposes will be addressed in detail in following slides, however, please call participants attention to the following possible considerations: No Lexile generated from Prerequisite tests or Skills Checklist tests in reading No RIT score for growth over time from Prerequisite tests or Skills Checklist tests No Instructional Data (learning statements, like in DesCartes) from Prerequisite tests or Skills Checklist tests No documentation of mastery from the Survey with Goals tests MAP – Measures of Academic Progress Adaptive assessment Timely feedback Provides instructional readiness Key Concepts: MAP for Primary Grades is a tiered system with 3 distinct levels of assessment. We’re using the ‘A’ ‘B’ and ‘C’ blocks on the screen to symbolize the 3 tiers. Share with participants that when you see the blocks, it will signify that we are looking at information pertinent to one of the tiers as indicated on the slide. Teachers will determine at which tier students will begin testing based upon: Knowledge of student Input of parents Prerequisite or Skills Checklist test data Other assessment information District’s intended uses/requirements Materials: Call participants attention to the documents below as we move through the slides in this section. Test Descriptions document Guidelines for Placing Students document Talking Points: MAP for Primary Grades is a tiered system with 3 distinct levels of assessment: Prerequisite tests in math and reading that assess basic letter/number skills Skills checklist tests to assess critical pieces of developing literacy/numeracy skills Adaptive tests in reading and math (only part of system which provides RIT score for growth measure and Lexile) Test level assignments for students may be selected for a variety of reasons. Guidelines for placing students based on instructional purposes will be addressed in detail in following slides, however, please call participants attention to the following possible considerations: No Lexile generated from Prerequisite tests or Skills Checklist tests in reading No RIT score for growth over time from Prerequisite tests or Skills Checklist tests No Instructional Data (learning statements, like in DesCartes) from Prerequisite tests or Skills Checklist tests No documentation of mastery from the Survey with Goals tests Northwest Evaluation Association